Solar Cookers International announced on February 1st that Dolores Weis has joined the organization as its Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms. Weis brings eighteen years of humanitarian management experience across many countries and cultures, including Eastern Africa and Eastern Europe. A large portion of her efforts have focused on health and women, issues closely intertwined with the work of Solar Cookers International. In addition, Ms. Weis has been instrumental in dramatically growing several organizations and will leverage this experience to capture and shepherd the many opportunities that lay ahead for SCI. "We are thrilled to have found in Dolores the rare combination

Solar Cookers International (SCI), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1987, announced the launch of the Haiti Project, which aims to send one complete solar cooking kit to at least 200 Haitian families that were devastated by the recent earthquake. The initial fundraising goal for this project is $8,000. Even before the disaster, SCI ranked Haiti as one of the top twenty countries in the world where solar cooking is poised to be very successful and tremendously beneficial. The recent earthquake, in combination with the country’s already scarce fuel and power resources, spells an immediate need for solar cooking training and supplies. Forty dollars is enough to provide one family wit

Solar Cooker System as “Most Meaningful Carbon Offset” Campaign Launched Sacramento, CA, November 24, 2009. Solar Cookers International (SCI), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1987, announced today the launch of “The most meaningful carbon offset is also the simplest” campaign. This campaign is arriving at a time when an enormous number of individuals want to do something meaningful to slow global warming. Yet, while our governments are painfully slow to act, options to offset our own carbon usage have been limited and, for many, of questionable impact. A recent report that voluntary carbon offsets for airline travelers do more to assuage guilt than reduce carbon emmissions has

The event was wonderful. The W&S film festival has been on mt to-do list and getting up the "hill" to attend has not yet been attained. I was thrilled that I could attend this screening and help support ECOS! I look forward to this event happening next year!

This is a great event, please do not forget that there are local non profits here in Sacramento that need support for Haiti relief as well! Everything helps!

We are no longer on J Street our address is 1919 21st suite 101. We are an non profit organization. You are welcome to to visit us any time from 9 - 4 Monday - Friday!

We are no longer on J Street our address is 1919 21st suite 101. We are an non profit organization. You are welcome to to visit us any time from 9 - 4 Monday - Friday!

Come to the SCI office at 1919 21st Street suite 101! We may not be cooking anything but you are welcome to visit us. We are open to the public M-F 9-4